9-Season Law & Order: SVU Star Officially Returning After 8-Year Absence

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit will see the return of another familiar face for its 28th season. The long-running NBC crime procedural drama will bring back Stephanie March as Alexandra Cabot, marking the character’s first appearance in eight years. The news comes as the series prepares to celebrate another major milestone with the return of Christopher Meloni as Elliot Stabler.

March will reprise her role as the character in the ninth episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 28. The actress last appeared on the series in 2018 during season 19, episode 19, titled “Sunk Cost Fallacy.” Details surrounding Cabot’s upcoming storyline have not been revealed yet at the time of this article’s publication, leaving the reasons for her return ambiguous.